An alchemist searches, combines, tests, experiments, to formulate the combination that will produce the greatest magic. In the human experience, family serves as a necessary ingredient. Necessary is too mild a word—vital, essential, imperative. I say this after contemplating the meaning of family—rather how family has shaped my growth, my life. I pose the question: What would have happened to you without your family? What if you had your family, but you were put through trials and tribulations too unfair for anyone to endure? “What can you do to promote world peace? Go home and love your family.” Mother Teresa Today, on the International Day of Families, I am writing…